@NicJ I don't think he's going to play winter baseball *sigh*if he doesn't play we really don't have much expectations to get into the playoffs.

It seems the Luis Aparicio Stadium is the worse stadium in the country.MLB didn't approve its conditions which complicates things,teams could yuse that excuse to prohibit major leaguers and minor leaguers prospects to play there.

It's national governments' fault. When my city and state were voted to be ruled by the opposition, they modified a law to keep all sports installations under their control. Every one of those installations is completely abandoned :(

Winter baseball starts in 6 weeks :(

The other factor is winter baseball agreement is more rigid than ever, starting February of this year,after Serie del Caribe

Believe me, I know very little re modern NFL. Used to be my big thing but not for many years. Don't even know who many of the players are. I watch it if it's on but don't get deeply into it. Hence, I will stink but enjoy playing.

@Dusty Baker there was one time when they talked about prohibiting professional sports in the country but they regretted that, people might have reclaimed Chavez's head, what's this country without Caracas-Magallanes?

I'd have fought with no mercy and honor, no one interferes between me and winter baseball.

They also tried to prohibit selling beer in stadia (HAHAHAHAHA). That's impossible: we aren't used like you are, to make a line to buy beer.They sell beer in buckets (you know like those large paint buckets), they fill the buckets with ice and put the amount of beer you want. If your beer gets warm,you put some ice on and that's it. It's for losers to make a line to buy beer ;)

That's the other thing: I think you buy beer in the US at six packs, in Venezuela you buy beer six packs or 36 at the same time (known as caja)

@Dusty Baker the 36-cajas are for recyclable bottles. If you don't have the empty bottles, the caja is more expensive. We call the whole empty bottles "vacio"

When you go to the liquor store and ask for a caja, they always ask if you have the "vacio" or not"

We also have 24 bottle caja, but most of the time is for light and/or premium beer.

I feel people here don't like light beer, but we have a brand here, called Polar Solera light, which is an excellent premium pilsen beer, the bottle is blue. There is also regular Solera, which comes in a green bottle.

If interested, I think you can get those beers in the US, you can get them at some parts in Florida.I don't know about California...I think it's possible

Done and done on this season (not that it hasn't been). This series loss takes us out of WC and means we'll fire sale several players. They better offer me some 75% off tickets or I ain't going any more this season.

@Mr. LASF - now that I am sober I successfully signed up for fantasy football. You and I may both regret this as I have never done this before. You need to coach me as we go through this. Tell me what I need to do and I will do it.